The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would turn election of the chief executive officer in DeKalb County into a nonpartisan vote.
State Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, sponsored Senate Bill 95 so that only counties that have a CEO would elect candidates outside the party primary system. But the bill is specific to DeKalb, which has the state’s only elected CEO job. County commissioners in DeKalb would continue to be elected by party, as they are in all Georgia counties.
The Senate is scheduled to reconsider the 29-23 vote Wednesday, though it will be up to members to decide whether they will vote again. Should it pass, or the Senate fails to reconsider the measure, the proposal heads to the state House for consideration.
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